In the event of a power outage it is easy to open the garage door manually without power if you know how.

Whether or not this has happened to you, it is good and very useful to know how to open manually the door of your garage. Let's see how:

How do you open a garage door without power from the outside?

Firstly, you need to learn how to bypass the system.

Disconnect the garage door from the electric carriage while still holding it on the track. It is much easier to open the garage doors if you are locked inside, and here's what you need to do to open your garage door in such a situation.

Make sure the door is completely closed

If the door does not close properly, this may indicate an internal problem such as broken springs. Pulling the emergency release lever may also result in permanent damage, causing the door to collapse.

If you can't hold the weight of the door, seek help

You will need another pair of hands to hold the door for you.

Switch the garage doors back to automatic mode

Once the power is restored, switch the garage doors back to automatic mode.

To re-engage the trolley system, do the following: pull on the handle and angle it towards the garage until it clicks back into automatic mode.

It is not at all complicated to open doors manually using the right tools, (if you have a tool kit nearby for emergencies).

How do you open a garage door manually?

  • Pull-on the garage door opener's emergency release cord.

  • Push the door up. You should be able to raise the door without significant difficulty.

  • Close the door. When the power is restored, re-engage the opener. And do so by firmly pulling on the red release cord.